Passion or Addiction?

Hidden is finally making her way home. Hidden by Catherine McKenzie.

I always wanted to read it since I finished Catherine McKenzie's Arranged, Forgotten and Spin. I've been looking for it in iTune but to no avail. I finally found its free epub version but can't bring myself to read it as it was not the final form of the book. I decided to order the hardcover from the Amazon and got it delivered to my doorstep at a very expensive shipping rate. The book priced at USD 15.18 while the shipping cost at more than USD 50. That's how bad my business acumen is.

Since I got my reading passion back last year I've been spending so much on books. Like twenty percent of what I earn in a month. Its common that I can finish reading ab book within 24 hours because I don't sleep. Yes, seriously. I've down with flu and cold for so many times too, which I believed related to lack of sleep.

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Back to Hidden, it has been sitting next to my bed for a week now.I read a couple chapter of it. Interesting read I must say. Yet, I started reading another book (just book sample from iTune)  whenI was bored at work. I placed my order on bookdepository.com and there go my SGD 22.50 on the Geography of You and Me (Jenniffer E. Smith) and later that night, I bought the book from iTune simply because I wanted to know how Lucy and Owen would end. Sigh. Again. Talk about bad business acumen.

Apart from buying books from book stores, Amazon and Bookdepository, I am also high on buying digital books from various online book store - Kobo, Esentral, Emall and iTune is still my favourite. Reading really burn my wallet, not just mine but also my husband's teheee. I tend to use his credit card when buying books online :p I can't believe I buy books based on impulse. I never had this kind of feeling when it comes to shoes or handbags though I am crazy of those.

Husband asked me to slow down on this and I'd come up with excuses like, its important to surround our kid(s) with book as to instill reading culture or this is better than spending on shoes.. 

I am trying to figure out if this is actually addiction or really passion. Maybe I need a vacation. To somewhere beautiful. Like East Malaysia Coast and read a good book. Hmm. No one can help me but me.

Till then. I need to start reading Hidden.

Aa.